Valley Recruits

[Da Coach]

He hasn't signed yet, correct?

Yes. Noah Williams committed to Bradley on January 20. The soonest he can sign with Bradley is when the signing period starts on April 15.

 

[yoda]

Updated 2026 & 2027 commitment list (some may have decommitted with coaching changes)-
2026 MVC Committments-
Belmont- Charlie Gersmehl, Jaylen Alexander, Jake Feldhaus,

Jake Feldhaus decommitted from Belmont but now has narrowed his choices to
South Florida, Western Kentucky, Wyoming & Belmont

and Jaylen Alexander flipped his commitment from Belmont to Kansas State

https://twitter.com/x/status/2040112545915408883

 

[Da Coach]

Murray State gets a commitment from Mark Padjen, a 6'6" Slovenian point guard who averaged 11.2 points and 4.2 assists in 25 minutes for Ilirija Ljubljana in the Adriatic League. He will be a freshman next season.
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/sports/m...cle_3209a1fd-b051-4289-9007-f992b0adb07c.html
www.x.com/DraftExpress/status/2041965175842980135

Updated 2026 & 2027 list-(it is possible some of these commitments may have changed if there was a coaching change)
2026 MVC Committments-
Belmont- Charlie Gersmehl, Jaylen Alexander, Jake Feldhaus,
Bradley- Race Kowalczyk, Ben Thornbrue, Noah Williams, Trevon Payton, Georgi Germanov, Kyle Grill
Drake- Dothan Ijadimbola, Miles Flemons, Dre Kindell
Evansville- Caden Symons, David Nejezchleb, Bryce Renn
Illinois State- Jordan Williams, Matthew Szafoni, Demarion Burch, Noah Cleveland
Indiana State- E.J. Hazlett, Ian Thomas, Kade Speckman, Kingston Land
Murray State- Navon Shabazz, Mark Padjen
SIU- Ty Laur, Jeremiah Jackson, Luke Susko, Christian Gilliland, Jaxson Fugate
UIC- Dikembe Shaw, Elijah Garrett, Gabe Cupps
UNI- Zavier Zens, Will Gerdes, Jordan Boyd
Valparaiso- Hudson Scroggins, Justin Curry II, Rajan Roberts, Dylan Moles

2027-
UNI- Gavin Walter

 

[Da Coach]

Indiana State signs a 2026 NAIA transfer- E.J. McQuillon, a 6'4" junior guard from NAIA Louisiana State University of Alexandria. He averaged 20.4 ppg this season and shot 38.4% from three. He was named a 2nd-team NAIA All-American

McQuillan Named Second Team NAIA All-American - Louisiana State University at Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, LA – EJ McQuillan of the Louisiana State University of Alexandria men's basketball team has been named a Second Team NAIA All-American, the NAIA announced

lsuagenerals.com

 

[yoda]

Evansville lands a 6-11 kid for 2026, really late in the recruiting cycle....
he's 6-11 but listed at 180 - and I am not even sure he's 180...

Bryce Renn

Evansville was his only DI offer

 

[yoda]

UNI lands a late 2026 recruit - local kid from Cedar Falls, Jaydon Kimbrough

https://twitter.com/x/status/2044565754582831350

 

[Da Coach]

Noah Cleveland commits to Illinois State.

 

[Dubl R 1]

Noah Cleveland commits to Illinois State.

They might be pretty good.. as much as I hate to say it.
He’s a solid player.

 

[yoda]

SIU gets an NAIA transfer from Indiana Tech- Jaxson Fugate
www.indianatechwarriors.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jaxson-fugate/14008
6-6 (or 6-5 depending) guard/forward from Ft. Wayne, IN, will have two years remaining unless NCAA renews the non-NCAA waiver for an additional year
20.7 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 57% overall, 31.6% 3-pt
he obviously gets most of his points inside (only 75 pts out of 622 total are on 3-pointers)

https://twitter.com/x/status/2044821636528869676